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5 hours ago in Music, Lifestyle

It’s music festival season. How to stay safe and healthy while enjoying the show

Music festival season has arrived: a time to gather outside with friends, listening to tunes, dancing, and maybe even getting the chance to rub shoulders with musicians you love.

3 days ago in Community, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Ithaca’s Seneca Street Parking Garage closed for safety reasons

On April 10, officials received a report of concrete debris falling from the 3rd floor of the structure to the sidewalk below.

3 days ago in Community, Entertainment, Food & Music, Lifestyle, Local

Owego church to host rummage and bake sale

The Zion Lutheran Church is hosting a rummage and bake sale.

3 days ago in Community, Lifestyle, Local, National, Regional

Seneca Falls makes USA Today’s 10 Best Historic Small Towns list

On April 8, the home of the women’s suffrage movement was named to USA Today’s 2026 10 Best Historic Small Towns list.

3 days ago in Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Wegmans issues recall on Lundberg Organic Jasmine White Rice

Officials say some 2-pound bags of Lundberg Organic Jasmine White Rice may potentially contain foreign material.

4 days ago in Lifestyle

Travelers face higher costs and fewer flight options as jet fuel prices swing

A new reality is setting in for travelers worldwide: rising fees, fewer flight options and difficult decisions about whether a trip is worth the cost.

4 days ago in Business, Community, Lifestyle, Local

Study: Storefront vacancy rate in Ithaca falls from 2025

Ithaca's vacancy rate among stores is down to 10.9%.

4 days ago in Community, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

ITH to host Community Art Gala on Saturday

On April 11, the event, "Where Culture Takes Flight," will feature local artwork, live music, vendors, and a variety of family-friendly activities.

Sports

5 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Rory McIlroy goes back-to-back at the Masters to join Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods

Rory McIlroy is the Masters champion again, this time without falling to his knees on the 18th green and sobbing over finally achieving his lifelong dream.

5 hours ago in Sports

NBA play-in games are set: Heat-Hornets, Magic-76ers, Suns-Blazers, Clippers-Warriors

The play-in tournament field is set, and just like that the postseason has arrived in the NBA. First up: an elimination game in Charlotte. The ninth-place Hornets will take on the 10th-place Miami Heat on Tuesday night (7:30 p.m. Eastern) in a win-or-go-home game to open the play-in tournament.

5 hours ago in Sports

Ovechkin response to fans’ request for 1 more year: ‘I’ll think about it’

If this was indeed the final home game of Alex Ovechkin's sensational NHL career, the Washington Capitals star collected enough memories to take him deep into retirement. From the opening faceoff to the celebratory post-game skate in which he waved gratefully to the adoring fans, Ovechkin enjoyed one heck of a day. Best of all, the Capitals won Sunday to remain in the playoff hunt.

7 hours ago in Education, Entertainment, Regional, Sports

Sportscaster to deliver Syracuse commencement speech

Sportscaster Mike Tirico will give a speech at the school’s 2026 commencement ceremony.

8 hours ago in Entertainment, Regional, Sports

Yankees, Mets extend losing streaks

The Yankees lost three games against the Rays, and the Mets dropped three games against the Athletics.

3 days ago in Sports

Pittsburgh Penguins clinch a playoff spot, ending their 3-year drought

For the first time in four years, it will soon be a great day for playoff hockey in Pittsburgh. The Penguins clinched a playoff spot Thursday night by beating New Jersey, ending their postseason drought that lasted three seasons.

3 days ago in Sports

McIlroy atop Masters leaderboard again, while DeChambeau and Rahm will have to fight to make the cut

Defending champion Rory McIlroy picked up where he left off a year ago. For a couple other big names at the Masters, just making the cut is no guarantee.

3 days ago in Community, Education, Entertainment, Local, Sports

SUNY Cortland baseball looks to stay hot vs. Fredonia

The Red Dragons will host Fredonia for a three-game series.

National

5 hours ago in National

Swalwell exits California governor’s race after assault allegations as rivals seek his supporters

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell's abrupt exit from the race for California governor left his rivals scrambling to lock down his former supporters in a crowded contest with no clear leader, injecting more turmoil into the campaign to lead the nation's most populous state.

3 days ago in National

Soaring gas prices leads to biggest monthly inflation spike in four years in March

The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening the political challenges of rising costs for the White House.

3 days ago in Community, Lifestyle, Local, National, Regional

Seneca Falls makes USA Today’s 10 Best Historic Small Towns list

On April 8, the home of the women’s suffrage movement was named to USA Today’s 2026 10 Best Historic Small Towns list.

5 days ago in National

Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia

Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene's former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of President Donald Trump's endorsement despite uneasiness over the war in Iran.

5 days ago in National

Rex Heuermann to plead guilty in the Gilgo Beach killings, ending long search for a serial killer

A Long Island architect accused in a string of long-unsolved slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday, closing a case that bedeviled investigators, agonized victims' relatives and tantalized a true-crime obsessed public for years.

5 days ago in National, Trending

Route 66, a quintessential American road trip heavy on kitsch and history, turns 100

Route 66 marks its 100th anniversary this year. Despite losing its status decades ago as one of the nation's main arteries, people from around the world still flock to it to take perhaps the quintessential American road trip and soak in its neon lights, kitschy motels and attractions, and culinary offerings.

1 week ago in Business, Community, Local, National, Regional, World

Ithaca gas prices hit $4 a gallon, AAA says

Triple A says the average price of gas has reached four dollars a gallon in Ithaca, an increase of eight cents since last Monday, March 30th.

1 week ago in National, Trending

US employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 jobs last month, rebounding from a weak February

American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February. And the unemployment...

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3 hours ago in Entertainment, Local, Spring Activities Guide

Swae Lee designated as SUNY Cortland’s Spring Fling concert headliner

Updated

Grammy-nominated rapper Swae Lee will hit the stage at SUNY Cortland on Saturday, May 2nd.

4 hours ago in Community, Health & Wellness, Local

Health officials seek info about dog bite in Ithaca

On April 10, a medium-sized dog with a yellow-brown coat allegedly bit someone in the 400 block of West Seneca Street.

8 hours ago in Business, Community, Environment, Local

Cortlandville board denies request from gravel business

Cortlandville Sand and Gravel was seeking approval to mine below the underground water table.

8 hours ago in Community, Environment, Local, Politics

4H Acres in Ithaca to receive $174,500 for renovations

Sen. Lea Webb says $174,5000 was secured for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County’s 4-H Acres campus in Ithaca.

10 hours ago in Community, Health & Wellness, Local

Webb, TCWH team up for office hours and open house

On April 14, Webb and her constituent services team will be at the Tompkins County Whole Health Department (TCWH) to assist the community with any state-related issues they may be facing.

Entertainment

3 hours ago in Entertainment, Local, Spring Activities Guide

Swae Lee designated as SUNY Cortland’s Spring Fling concert headliner

Updated

Grammy-nominated rapper Swae Lee will hit the stage at SUNY Cortland on Saturday, May 2nd.

5 hours ago in Music, Lifestyle

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